Pearson plc provides educational products and services to institutions, governments, professional bodies, and individual learners worldwide. The company operates through North America, Core, and Growth segments. It offers courseware services, including curriculum materials provided in book form and/or through access to digital content; and assessments, such as test development, processing, and scoring services. The company also operates schools, colleges, and universities; and provides online learning services in partnership with universities and other academic institutions. In addition, it delivers and installs off-the-shelf software; and provides services to academic institutions, such as program development, student acquisition, education technology, and student support services, as well as undertakes contracts to process qualifying tests for individual professions and government departments under multi-year contractual arrangements. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Pearson has received 62.21% “underperform” votes from our community.

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3.0 Company Ownership

In the past three months, Pearson insiders have bought 168.62% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £538,000 in company stock and sold £200,286.64 in company stock.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Pearson?

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pearson in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Pearson.

When is Pearson's next earnings date?

How were Pearson's earnings last quarter?

Pearson plc (LON:PSON) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 22nd. The company reported $70.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $65.30 by $5.00. View Pearson's earnings history.

How often does Pearson pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Pearson?

Pearson announced a dividend on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be paid a dividend of GBX 13.50 per share on Thursday, May 7th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 26th. This is a positive change from Pearson's previous dividend of GBX 6. The official announcement can be viewed at this link. View Pearson's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for PSON?

12 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Pearson's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 400 to GBX 960. On average, they anticipate Pearson's share price to reach GBX 611.18 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Pearson.

Has Pearson been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about PSON stock has trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Pearson earned a news impact score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutPearson.

What is Pearson's stock symbol?

Pearson trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "PSON."

How do I buy shares of Pearson?

Shares of PSON and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What is Pearson's stock price today?

One share of PSON stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 531.

How big of a company is Pearson?

Pearson has a market capitalization of £4.00 billion and generates £3.87 billion in revenue each year. Pearson employs 24,000 workers across the globe.